Year 2 celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week 2021
During the week of 1st - 5th February 2021 Year 2 celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme was to Express Yourself. The children took part in a range of activities from mindfulness sessions to creative activities. They spent some time exploring their feelings through the story…
Tudor houses
This week Year 2 learned about the impact of the Great Fire of London then spent the rest of the week working on a design technology project. They had to use their knowledge of what Tudor houses were made from to create their own models of a Tudor house showing as much detail as possible. They…
Great Fire of London artwork
During lockdown Year 2 are continuing to learn about the Great Fire of London. This week they learned about how the fire was put out then they created a silhouette artwork of the fire.
Coding pantomime
This afternoon Year 2 had a very special treat. They may not have been able to go to the pantomime but we brought the pantomime and popcorn to them. It was called ‘Al and the Three Bears.’ It was great fun and we learned about about algorithms while watching it too.
Learning to sew
Over the past few weeks Year 2 have been learning how to sew. They began by learning how to do a running stitch then they used a template to cut out the fabric they needed to. Today some of the children sewed their fabric together to make a pouch.
Anti Bullying week
During Anti-bullying Week Year 2 have been thinking about this year’s theme of being united against bullying. They have been learning about ways they can help to stop bullying taking place.
Spooky art
During our Spooky Spectacular the children learned all about the artist Joan Miro and looked at how he used lines and shapes to create his artwork. The children explored using lines and shapes to create their own surreal artwork of a spooky creature/scene.
Remembrance Day in Year 2
Remembrance Day was always going to be very different this year but this did not stop Year 2 remembering in their own special way. All the children took part in the Poppy Run which was followed by a 2 minute silence to remember the fallen. The children found out about why we remember the armistice…
Spooky Spectacular in Year 2
There were many spooky things occurring in Year 2 today! This morning the children made mummy toast to help them write instructions although the best part was getting to eat what they had made. Then this afternoon the children took part in some spooky yoga followed by Ghostbuster dancing. The day…
World MentalHealth Day
Today Year 2 reflected on what mental health is and ways they can look after themselves using mindfulness. They also thought about why they are amazing. Each and every child were able to talk about what makes them amazing and were able to say why they think their classmates are amazing too. They…
Year2 virtual cross country
Today the whole school took part in a virtual cross country competition. Year 2 showed great determination and stamina in running 600 metres. Well done to all the children.
Dictionary skills
Year 2 have been learning how to use a dictionary to find words. They hAd great fun exploring them to find the meanings of words.